May to succeed Quisno as Rockets football coach

Feb. 21, 2008

Written by

VINCE GUERRIERI

Staff Writer

OAK HARBOR -- As a devotee of the Wing-T offense, Mike May has always admired Gary Quisno from afar.

And now, May will have the opportunity to succeed Quisno at Oak Harbor.

The Benton-Carroll-Salem School District approved May's hiring Wednesday night. It's the first hiring of a high school football coach at Oak Harbor in nearly 30 years.

May has yet to meet with his players or Oak Harbor parents, but in taking over a team that's won 22 regular-season games in the past three seasons, he has no plans to upset the apple cart.

"I don't expect a lot of change," he said.

May, taking his first head coaching job, comes from being an assistant at St. Mary's Memorial High School in Auglaize County. The Roughriders have been running the Wing-T since the 1950s.

Previously, May had been an assistant at Elmwood High School and at Ohio Northern University.

May, a Vanlue native, said he felt comfortable with the tradition at Oak Harbor.

"We just want to continue to build on that great tradition and maximize the talent that we have returning," he said.

The Rockets went 8-2 last year, finishing second in the Sandusky bay Conference, a game back of Clyde. Oak Harbor lost 14-0 in its playoff opener to Marion Pleasant

Quisno retired as Oak Harbor football coach, but in a shuffle among the Sandusky Bay Conference, will be on the sidelines at Perkins High School.

Don Wilson at Margaretta also retired, and he was replaced by Rock Farlow, who won a state title with the Pirates in 1999.

"Rock was the best candidate for a number of reasons, but most glaring is his past success," said Margaretta athletic director Troy Roth. "Four playoff appearances at Perkins, two SBC championships, a state title, and two playoff appearances at New London. Rock has had success as a head football coach and his familiarity with the SBC made him the best candidate."

Additionally, Toby Notestine quit at Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic. He was replaced by Jason Ziegler.